Talavera (spider)
Talavera is a genus of very small jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1909. They average about in length, and are very similar to each other. In particular, the Central European species are difficult to distinguish, even when their genital features are studied under a microscope. The name refers to Talavera, a region of Spain where many have been found.Species
it contains sixteen species and one subspecies, found in Europe, Asia, the United States, and Canada:
- Talavera aequipes – Europe, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Iran, Russia to Central Asia, China, Japan
- *Talavera a. ludio – France
- Talavera aperta – Europe to Central Asia
- Talavera esyunini Logunov, 1992 – Sweden, Finland, Russia
- Talavera ikedai Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Korea, Japan
- Talavera inopinata Wunderlich, 1993 – France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Austria
- Talavera krocha Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – France to Central Asia
- Talavera logunovi Kovblyuk & Kastrygina, 2015 – Ukraine
- Talavera milleri – Portugal, Germany, Austria, Czech Rep., Slovakia
- Talavera minuta – Canada, USA, Russia
- Talavera monticola – Central, Southern Europe
- Talavera parvistyla Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Northern, Central Europe
- Talavera petrensis – Europe to Central Asia
- Talavera sharlaa Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Russia
- Talavera thorelli – Europe to Central Asia, Mongolia
- Talavera trivittata – Russia, Mongolia, China
- Talavera tuvensis Logunov & Kronestedt, 2003 – Russia
